West Kendall is an unincorporated community in
Dade County,
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
. The boundaries of West Kendall are imprecise, but locals commonly include the
CDPs of
Country Walk,
Three Lakes,
The Hammocks,
The Crossings,
Kendale Lakes, and
Kendall West. West Kendall mainly consists of planned communities, apartment buildings, and
strip malls
A strip mall, strip center or strip plaza is a type of shopping center common in North America where the stores are arranged in a row, with a sidewalk in front. Strip malls are typically developed as a unit and have large parking lots in front. ...
.
Media
West Kendall is served by the Miami market for local
radio
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and
television
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. West Kendall is served by ''The West Kendall Gazette'' which is published twice monthly and is part of Miami's Community Newspapers, and ''West Kendall Today.com'' an online publication, which is partnered with the
Miami Herald.
Education
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is a public school district serving Miami-Dade County in the U.S. state of Florida. Founded in 1885, it is the largest school district in Florida and the Southeastern United States, and, , the fourth la ...
operates public schools. Schools in West End include:
High schools:
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Felix Varela High School
Felix Varela Senior High School is a public high school located at 15255 SW 96th St. in The Hammocks, unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.
Past principals include Millie Fornell (2000–2005) and Connie Navarro (2005–201 ...
William Lehman Elementary, Ben Gamla Charter School, Terra Environmental Research Institute, Sunset Park Elementary, Kendale Elementary, and many others.
Colleges and universities:
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Miami-Dade College
Miami Dade College (Miami Dade, MDC or Dade) is a public college in Miami, Florida. Founded in 1959, it has a total of eight campuses and twenty-one outreach centers throughout Miami-Dade County. It is the largest college in the Florida Colle ...
Kendall Campus
Notable residents
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Patricia Delgado and her sister Jeanette, principal dancers with the
Miami City Ballet
Miami City Ballet is an American ballet company based in Miami Beach, Florida, led by artistic director Lourdes Lopez. MCB was founded in 1985 by Toby Lerner Ansin, a Miami philanthropist. Ansin and the founding board hired Edward Villella, ...
, were raised in West Kendall.
See also
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West End (Florida)
References
External links
Area and Zip Code information for West Kendall
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Unincorporated communities in Miami-Dade County, Florida
Unincorporated communities in Florida